New Apple TV will sell for $119 in Canada
After months of rumours, Apple yesterday announced the new Apple TV, a slimmed down device which will give users in Canada and the U.S. the ability to rent HD movies from the iTunes store. Users in the U.S. will also have the ability to rent select HD shows from ABC, Fox and BBC America.
Apple says the new device will also let users stream content from Netflix, YouTube, Flickr and MobileMe, as well as music, photos and videos from a Windows PC or Apple Mac.
iPad now shipping within 24 hours
The mad rush for Apple iPads appears to have finally subsided as wait times for one of this year’s hottest consumer electronic devices has virtually vanished.
The Apple online stores in Canada and the United States are now saying they will ship all versions of the tablet device within 24 hours of ordering, down from as much as two weeks when the product first came out.
Air Video update provides VOB support
The latest version of Air Video, software that enables users to stream video from their PC or Mac to their iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad, has just been released.
Both a MAC and Windows version of the Air Video server software is now available from the developers website while the iOS app is still awaiting approval from Apple.
Best Buy Canada launches retail iPhone app
Best Buy Canada, owners of big box consumer electronics retailers Best Buy Canada and Futureshop, has released two iOS apps for the Apple iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad which let users search the respective retailers products.
The nearly identical Best Buy Canada and Futureshop apps let iOS users search the respective retailers entire catalogue as well learn more about each product through ratings, reviews and enlarged views.
Wolfgang’s Vault streaming music service now on Sonos
Sonos, makers of wireless music systems for the home, and Wolfgang’s Vault, a premium music streaming service this week announced an agreement that will make the streaming service available to Sonos users.
Wolfgang’s Vault features an online collection of over 3,500 live concert recordings including performances by such artists as Bob Dylan, Elton John, the Grateful Dead, Miles Davis, Bruce Springsteen, Jimmy Buffett, Pink Floyd, U2, Tom Petty, Van Morrison, and the Who.
Playstation Video Store opens in Canada
Almost two years after it opened in the United State, the Sony Playstation Video store has now opened in Canada in English and French to compete with the Apple iTunes movie store.
Sony says the more than 1,000 movies and TV shows are available in High-Definition (HD) or Standard Definition (SD), with movies available to rent from CA$3.99, movies to purchase from CA$9.99, and TV shows to purchase from CA$1.99.
Apple delivers a new Mac mini
With all the recent news surrounding the impending launch of the iPhone 4, Apple this week introduced a brand new Mac Mini, the smallest computer in the Apple line-up.
The company says the device has been completely redesigned an now features twice the graphics performance, a new HDMI port and a new SD card slot inside a new compact aluminum case
ExtremeVision Media Player announced
California based AVerMedia Technologies this week began selling the ExtremeVision wireless media player for playing HD video, audio and photos on your TV.
The device includes two USB and one e-SATA ports for connection to external hard drives and a Gigabit Ethernet port for accessing content across your home network and HDMI and component video outputs for connecting to your television.
